GRE Word List

AVOCATION

a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby

The meaning of the word avocation is a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby.

Random words

WordMeaning
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
blueslow spirits : melancholy
stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
grudgingunwilling
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself
searbeing dried and withered
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition